Blum v. Moran
Blum v. Moran
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff, a New York City merchant, consigned to defendant a stock of clothing to be sold in the City of Philadelphia. At the time the goods were delivered a written contract was entered into by the parties, wherein it was provided defendant should deposit with plaintiff the sum of $5,000 to be used in payment of premiums on insurance on goods while in transit and in stock; that defendant should receive on account for his services at the end of each business day ten per cent of the day’s receipts; that the price at which the goods were to be sold should be fixed by mutual agreement and at the termination of the sale a final accounting should be
The facts set up in the affidavit of defense as shown above are sufficient to take the case to the jury and the court, consequently, was not in error in discharging the rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.
Judgment affirmed.
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- Practice, G. P. — Affidavit of defense — Replevin—Contract—Assignment of goods for sale — Oral agreement — Consideration. In an action on a written contract for the sale of a consignment of goods, where plaintiff claims that defendant had not paid certain expenses of the sale, and had not returned the goods unsold, as required by the contract, an affidavit of defense is Sufficient, which avers that plaintiff had not properly accounted to defendant for what he was entitled to receive under the contract, and that the parties had entered into an oral agreement during the sale, whereby defendant had agreed to continue the sale in consideration of plaintiff assuming all the expenses of the sale, and not demanding a return of the goods unsold until after a complete accounting.